Former official stands trial for bribery

Sun Hongzhi, former vice-minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, stood trial on Thurs-day for taking bribes, embezzlement of public funds and holding a huge amount of property with unidentified sources.

Tencent pilots smart ID cards

More than 900 people in the southwestern city of Nanning have obtained a smart ID card as part of a pilot for the new technology.

Snow leopards caught on camera

Images of a trio of snow leopards were said to have been caught by a camera installed in a nature reserve in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Hebei officials punished for failing to curb pollution

Nearly 500 government officials and company leaders in Hebei province have been held accountable for environment-related issues, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Governance of CPC fuels pursuit of the Chinese Dream

The Sixth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was held last month, highlighted the Party's determination to carry out comprehensive and strict intra-Party governance.

'New farmers' focus on green agriculture

Feng Xiaoyan views herself as a "new farmer", despite being 53 years old. She is contracted to grow organic potatoes on 1,333 hectares of land in her hometown in the northwest province of Shaanxi, and she established her own brand, Sister Potato, in 2009.

Patient grows ear for transplant on his arm

Doctors treating a man who lost his right ear in a car accident have helped him grow a new one - on his arm.

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Travelers are urged to get on the road

China will promote road trips and recreational vehicle travel, tourism administration authorities said on Wednesday.

Efforts to rescue boy from well ongoing

By Wednesday night, there were still no signs of a boy who fell into a dry well in Baoding, Hebei province, on Sunday morning, despite rescue efforts, authorities said.

Ex-official sentenced to jail for corruption

Zhang Lijun, former vice-minister of environmental protection, was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday for taking bribes worth 2.43 million yuan ($357,000), a local court in Beijing ruled.

Several small steps for men in spacecraft

Today is Nov 7, my 20th day aboard Tiangong II.